Asus ESC4000 G4 [161/202] Installing hard disk drives

ASUS ESC4000 G4 Series

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Refer to Chapter 5 for details on entering and navigating through the BIOS Setup.

6.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS

You must set the RAID item in the BIOS Setup before you can create a RAID set from SATA

hard disk drives attached to the SATA connectors supported by Intel

C621 chipset.

To do this:

1. Enter the BIOS Setup during POST.

2. Go to the PlatformCongurationmenuMenu > PCHConguration Menu > PCH

SATAConguration, then press <Enter>.

3. Set ConguresSATAas to [RAID Mode]

4. Press <F10> to save your changes and exit the BIOS Setup.

6.1.4 RAIDcongurationutilities

Depending on the RAID connectors that you use, you can create a RAID set using the utilities

embedded in each RAID controller. For example, use the Intel

Rapid Storage Technology

if you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives on the Serial ATA connectors supported by the

Intel

C621 chipset.

Refer to the succeeding section for details on how to use the RAID conguration utility.

6.1.2 Installing hard disk drives

The motherboard supports Serial ATA for RAID set conguration. For optimal performance,

install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array.

To install the SATA hard disks for RAID conguration:

1. Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays following the instructions in the system

user guide.

2. Connect a SATA signal cable to the signal connector at the back of each drive and to

the SATA connector on the motherboard.

3. Connect a SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive.